National reports

The German discounter Aldi has cut the prices for fresh milk and UHT-milk by 10 cents per litre. Fresh milk and UHT milk with 1,5% fat are currently sold for 55 cents. The price for whole milk was equally reduced by 10 cents and is now sold for 59 cents. Aldi also cut the prices for milk products like curd, cream and condensed...

Yesterday (30 October), the Austrian Farmers’ Union filed a complaint against the supermarket chain „Zielpunkt“ at the Austrian Federal Competition Authority for the current price dumping of UHT-milk. According to the current flyer, Zielpunkt sells UHT-milk for 54 cents on two days this week.

(Brussels, 23.07.2014): “Five years after the quota system was abolished, producers still have no stable market conditions in the long run.” That is the conclusion of the study presented today in Brussels of the consequences of Switzerland abolishing the milk quota system in 2009. In the study the author, Dr. Therese Haller...